New Tax Rules On Charitable Giving Mean Donors Should Act Early In 2026
Congress has overhauled the rules governing charitable contributions, creating new opportunities and new limitations depending on how you file your taxes. The changes stem from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, with provisions taking effect for donations made during the 2026 tax year. For the first time, Americans…
Quantum Computing Stocks Face Reality Check After Earnings — What Investors Should Watch Next
Quantum computing companies including IonQ (IONQ) and Quantinuum have wrapped up their latest earnings season, revealing a sector that continues to build momentum despite persistent challenges. The results broadly showed that commercial traction across the quantum computing industry is growing, even as investors weigh near-term profitability concerns against long-term potential. IonQ (IONQ) shares moved higher…
Boeing (BA) Locks In Seven-Year SM-3 Production Deals With RTX’s Raytheon And The US Department Of War
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has signed seven-year framework agreements with the US Department of War and Raytheon, a business unit of RTX (NYSE: RTX), to expand production of key missile defense components. The agreements cover avionics and ejector assemblies for the Standard Missile-3, a sea-based interceptor engineered to neutralize missile threats operating outside the atmosphere. Production…
Trump Accounts Offer Parents A $2,500 Tax Break Under New Treasury Guidelines
New federal guidelines are opening the door for working parents to reduce their taxable income while building long-term wealth for their children through Trump Accounts. The Treasury Department and IRS have proposed rules allowing employers to contribute up to $2,500 annually to Trump Accounts belonging to employees or their dependent children, tax-free. Employees would also…
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Makes $8.5 Billion Bet On Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC) In Major Housing Push
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) has agreed to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (TMHC) in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $8.5 billion, including debt. The purchase price of $72.50 per share represents a 24% premium over Taylor Morrison’s closing price on May 29, underscoring Berkshire’s confidence in the housing sector’s long-term prospects. The…
Bank Of America Spots Buying Opportunity In Beaten-Down AI Stocks, Highlights MU And TEAM
Bank of America believes the recent sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks has gone far enough to justify fresh buying positions across the sector. The bank’s research team published a note on Wednesday screening its trading desk’s AI ecosystem baskets and identifying 16 Buy-rated stocks worth revisiting. The methodology focused on names that had fallen sharply…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Sits On $1.3B Backlog While Racing To Scale Its Satellite Network
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) shares closed 4.4% lower at $68.76 on August 10 before the company released its second-quarter financial results. Second-quarter revenue of $31.5 million missed the approximately $34.5 million consensus estimate, while the net loss attributable to common stockholders widened to $230.9 million. Investors appeared more focused on deployment progress than on the…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Wins FCC Approval To Test 800 MHz Satellite Connectivity On Two Spectrum Bands
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) received temporary approval from the Federal Communications Commission to test satellite connectivity using the 800 MHz spectrum with up to 100 commercially available devices. The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile a 30-day special temporary authority allowing tests of its supplemental coverage from space capabilities across two distinct spectrum bands. Specifically, the authorization covers…
Social Security Reform Proposal Targets Wealthy Earners With Higher Taxes But No Extra Benefits
A leading Social Security reform proposal would require high-income workers to pay more in payroll taxes without receiving any corresponding increase in their benefits. The Social Security taxable earnings cap currently sits at $184,500, meaning income above that threshold is not subject to the payroll tax that funds the program. Millionaires effectively stop contributing to…
Intuitive Machines (LUNR) And Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Surge 10% As Broader Space Stocks Sit Out The Rally
Shares of Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) jumped 10% to around $19 on Friday morning, while Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) gained 10%, approaching $3.50 per share. The broader space sector largely ignored the rally, with Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) up just 1% to $81.25 and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) edging up 1% to $72.32. SpaceX (NASDAQ:…
